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Perhaps the Ukrainian ‘Iron General’ is right, and kinetic World War III really has begun. Perhaps it’s just his wishful thinking as his country loses the war. In the last few days, the escalations in the war have come fast and furious: Ukraine shot US-authorized ATACMS and British-authorized Storm Shadows at targets inside Russian territory. Russia then retaliated with Oreshnik (Hazel), a hypersonic ballistic missile, leveling an industrial zone in Dnipropetrovsk. All this happens while Russian Federation forces have quickened the pace of their territorial conquests all across the frontline. Now, it arises that Ukraine’s former military Commander-in-Chief – and...

Some national news outlets worry — without irony — that President Volodymyr Zelensky could be voted out of office if Ukraine holds elections. Uhm… “Donald Trump is demanding Volodymyr Zelensky hold elections that could oust him from office as the price of peace,” laments the Telegraph. “There are concerns that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could be ousted from office after President Donald Trump said that Kyiv should hold elections,” writes Newsweek. What? Back in late 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his people that the very idea of holding a presidential election the following year was “absolutely irresponsible” while fighting...

UKRAINE'S "Iron General" has hinted he is ready to take over as President from Zelensky if the US forces Kyiv into running elections. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, 51, led Ukraine's army into the war as Commander-in-Chief in 2022, and is touted as Zelensky's most likely successor, according to reports. -snip- Zaluzhnyi was ousted from the top military job last February by Zelensky and redeployed as Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Kingdom. This followed a spat between the two men, following Zaluzhnyi's claims the war had hit a stalemate and a Ukrainian breakthrough was unlikely. He regularly outpolls Zelensky, whose own approval remains...

White House officials did not support or object to the planned ouster of Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, saying it’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sovereign choice, people familiar with the matter saidThe government of Ukraine has informed the White House that President Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to fire his top military commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, in what would be the most consequential personnel shake-up of the war, said two people familiar with the discussion.

The Ukrainian government has informed the White House that it plans to fire the country's top military commander overseeing the war against Russian occupation forces, two knowledgeable sources said on Friday. The move to oust General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who has clashed with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over a range of issues, follows a Ukrainian counteroffensive last year that failed to recover significant amounts of Russian-held territory. A source close to Zelenskiy's office said the pair are locked in a dispute over a new military mobilization drive, with the president opposing Zaluzhnyi's proposal to call up 500,000 fresh troops. The source, however,...